Child Safeguarding

This assignment will discuss “Amie’s case study” and will explore some of the risks that she is exposed too and how they can have effect on her welfare. I will start by defining what is child safeguarding centred on the legislation framework of the Children Act 2004. I will also look on what is abuse and naming types of abuse, and establish the knowledge and understanding of Assessment Framework in Amie’s case. I will also look at multi-professional strategies that can provide help and protect Amie and her siblings according to legal legislation.

Safeguarding is for everyone and every organisation responsibility to protect children from any harm and promote their welfare (Children Act, 2004). However, the Department of Children, School and Families (2013), states that safeguarding and promoting of children welfare is a practice to protect a child from abuse or neglect either in a current or later situation that can prevent impairment of their health and wellbeing and development, it also ensures that children grow up in a dependable circumstance with the provision of safe and effective care which will enable them to achieve a full potential of adult life. In addition, it also covers the “children in need” under section 17 of the Children Act 1989, which distinguishes them as disabled or vulnerable children that are unable to attain a health and wellbeing development, without the provision of services. The children Act 2004, it helps to deliver a legal framework to different services so that they can work together to promote the children welfare.

Child abuse is a tragic problem and is referred as a way of maltreatment of a child, whereby someone does something to a child that is not supposed to be done, which can be physicall...

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...wn. According to Velleman and Orford (2001), argue that some parents that use drugs and alcohol are likely to cause significant harm to their children. Practitioners should be focused on the needs and safeguarding of Amie when accessing this scenario, they should be able to consult one another

The positive outcome in this scenario would be Amie can continue living with the mum and rehoused, and grounds can be set up on how Mr. Newton can be allowed to be seeing Amie and other sibling under supervision at the Children Social Services twice a week to maintain the relation of father and the children, also both parents can be referred to a parenting classes to enable them have a better child development skills for their children. Whilst, the social worker should ensure that all the plans are implemented with formal support network for Amie well-being and welfare.